Doctor narrowly escapes lynching in Honduras over yellow fever case
Dr Walter Robertson of the US Marine Hospital Service faced threats and a mob in La Ceiba after diagnosing yellow fever despite a local board denying the diagnosis. A guard protected the consul's house as Washington warned Honduras would be responsible for his safety.
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New Orleans
Walter Robertson
United States
Marine Hospital Service
la Ceiba
Honduras
Washington
la Celba
J. L. W. Woodville
Atilla
Ceiba
Robertson
Board of Health
Woods
Virgil C. Reynolds
Reynolds
Dr. Robertson
AERONAUT WINS IN A RACE WITH DEATH OVER LAKE MICHIGAN
William Matteray, airship operator, ascended from Oconto fair grounds and drifted over Lake Michigan in a storm. He endured a night adrift, lashed to the frame, finally landing in a swamp near Wolverine after sighting land and a distant ship. He followed smoke to safety in Wolverine, Michigan.
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Cheboygan
Mich
William Matteray
Oconto
Wis
Fair Grounds
Wolverine
Matteray
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Michigan
Balloonist Mme Keyes Falls in Parachute Rescue at Fair
At Libertyville Lake county fair Mme Keyes attempted two ascents. A midair entanglement with James Wilkins occurred on the first rise. A second ascent reached 600 feet before a parachute partly opened, saving her from instant death. She suffered a broken ankle and scalp injuries. Two hundred penny-in-slot newspaper machines are now in use in Berlin.
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Chicago
Lake County
Libertyville
Mme. Keyes
James Wilkins
Mme
Keyes
Wilkins
Berlin
Likely To Run For Governor In New York
A New York report notes rumors that Odell Jr. may pursue the governorship, with officials indicating statements withheld pending confirmation. The state committee chair was involved as events around the bid grew uncertain and public discourse intensified.
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New York
Mark Twain Announces Ambitious Systemless Autobiography
The famed writer plans a vast autobiography described as a mock heroic project that defies fixed structure. He envisions selections in the North American Review with a style that juxtaposes past and present and aims to outlive him by centuries.
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Mark Twain
North American Review
the Sentinel
Clemens
Twain recounts meeting Phelps and the real Colonel Sellers
Mark Twain recalls meeting William Walker Phelps in Berlin and discussing ancestors during dinner with Count S. He explains that Colonel Sellers in his works was drawn from the real James Lampton, a dignified man loved by family and friends, whose life inspired the character.
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Mark Twain
William Walker Phelps
Phelps
Berlin
Count S
Charles I
Mr. Phelps
Mr. Clemens
Colonel Mulberry Sellers
Colonel Sellers
James Lampton
George W. Cable
Mr. Lampton
Lampton
Cable
Frisco Banks Loan Millions to New York for Call Loans
San Francisco banks have placed between forty and fifty million dollars in call loans with New York at favorable rates. The influx of insurance money and pending local building plans have created a city surplus, with funds used to meet eastern demand for ready money amid a big crop season. The Flood Building site at Fourth and Market was leased yesterday to the Pacific Company for fifty years, a significant development for the city.
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San Francisco
The
Examiner Today
New York
Fourth and Market Streets
Pacific Company
Water trip plan tied to Gjoa voyage
In Christiania on Sept 8 the Kysten reports U S Senator Knute Nelson proposes buying the steamer Gjoa. The newspaper suggests the Gjoa be the first vessel through the Panama canal and the only ship to sail around North America.
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Christiania
Kysten
United States
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Northwest Passage
Panama Canal
North America
Hoo-Hoo Convention Opens in Oklahoma City
The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoos convened in Oklahoma City on September 8 and will stay in session until next Wednesday night. More than 2,000 members are expected as special trains bring many visitors. Grand Priest William M. Stevenson of St Paul and National Servenator James H. Baird arrived yesterday.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Order of Hoo-Hoos
William M. Stevenson
St. Paul
James H. Baird
Tedd Lead Among New York Dog Names
A fragment notes male dogs in New York named Tedd or similar, highlighting naming trends. The snippet includes brief reference to dog naming customs without broader context or dates.
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New York
Tedd
Wernz Elected New Jesuit General in Rome
Francis Xavier Wernz, a German, was elected general of the Jesuits by the congregation, succeeding Father Martin. Pope Pius X expressed satisfaction, and a formal papal sanction is required. Wernz, born 1842, had served as rector and canon law scholar, with four volumes of his works published.
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Rome
Francis Xavier Wernz
Society
Congregation of the Company of Jesus
Martin
Vatican
Walher Alfred Maertens
Jesuits
Pope Pius
Father Wernz
Father Maertens
Wernz
Council
St. Ignatius
Company of Jesus
Cuban Tradesmen Rally for American Money Adoption
The article notes mass meetings by Cuban tradesmen pressing adoption of American currency and cites Aftonbladet claiming Russia has gained many more milionaries since the Russo Japanese war outbreak.
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Stockholm Aftonbladet
Russia
Indiana Earthquakes Prompt Flee to Streets Across Counties
A sequence of shocks yesterday morning rattled Indianapolis region residents. Princeton and Owensville reported the strongest tremors with buildings rocking and officials evacuating. Snacks were noted in several towns as tremors moved west to east, with Boonville courthouse officials also fleeing.
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Indianapolis
Sept
Indiana
Princeton
Gibson County
Owensville
Boonville
Court House
Man Dies Under Cloud of Suspicion in Home Tragedy
In St Louis yesterday Claude Unger a wealthy businessman killed himself at his home by suffocating from chloroform in a sealed bathroom. His body lay in a tub of water with a cloth over mouth and nose saturated with the chemical. The gas jet was on but not ignited. Illness is believed to be the trigger.
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Howells
Mr. Clemens
St. Louis
Sept
Claude Unger
Prefers a grave to Chicago in Joliet case
Miss Elizabeth Baird aged 16 niece of Joliet warden E J Murphy attempted suicide by acid rather than return to Chicago. She is said to have stayed in Sparta after a visit and became dependent when told she must leave. She has a chance to recover.
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Sparta
Chicago
Elizabeth Baird
E. J. Murphy
Joliet Penitentiary
Austrian German Meeting Warns Against Co operation Stores
At a Vienna meeting a speaker warned that cooperation stores threaten the mercantile class and urged action to halt the movement amid widespread Austrian and German debate on the issue.
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Austria
Germany
Vienna
Havana Sees Rising Insurgent Sentiment Across Provinces
Reports from Pinar del Rio Havana and Santa Clara indicate two thirds of residents in country and small towns favor insurgent motives if not action. General Menocal and Gen Cebreco discuss negotiations with insurgents as Palma supports outreach while a bill in the government council seeks cocaine sales regulation.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Santa Clara
Mario Menocal
Menocal
Cebreco
Palma
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Penile State’ ‘Committee
Frisco
Gjoa
Panama
Jesuit
Pius
State
Seve
Girl
City
May
GUBA
Gan‘ Council
Mavrio Menoc
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